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Food and lodging; boardFood and lodging; board.
» This story is founded on fact.
Diese Geschichte beruht auf Tatsachen.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable)Food and lodging; board.
food and lodging provided in addition to money
(no plural, transitive)The period of time when a furnace is at its hottest; the interval in which the furnace is meant to fully melt glass.
(transitive)A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
Examples
136 sentencesThis story is founded on fact.
deDiese Geschichte beruht auf Tatsachen. — al_ex_an_der
He founded the school five years ago.
ruОн основал школу пять лет назад. — Lenin_1917
deEr hat die Schule vor fünf Jahren gegründet. — xtofu80
When was this university founded?
ruКогда был открыт этот университет? — Lenin_1917
deWann wurde diese Universität gegründet? — MUIRIEL
He was still in his teens when he founded a company.
ruОн был ещё подростком, когда основал компанию. — paul_lingvo
deEr war noch ein Jugendlicher, als er eine Firma gründete. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
When was the university founded?
ruКогда был основан университет? — odexed
deWann wurde die Universität gegründet? — Haehnchenpaella
Origin
From Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with SpFrom Middle English founden, from Old French fondre, from Latin fundere. Cognate with Spanish fundir and hundir, and French fondre.
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Forms
plural: founds| Singular | found |
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uncountable
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable